... just rented a nice flat I've stayed in before for the end of this month on Fontanka River next to the Anichkov Bridge at Nevsky prospekt, perfect location, modern and clean for $80 the woman who owns it as a vacation rental is Ludmila at spring@alkor.mail.ru ... more

... those 2 nights you plan to stay. Is this true? Did you need to show this and did you hotel provide such confirmation in advance? Do you maybe have an idea if this applies also if one plans to stay in a private apartment? Thank you very much for help ... more

... the railway station to our apartment when we first arrived in St Petersburg and used www.saint-petersburg.com to make the booking. They use a service called Leon Transfer; we had Leon himself as our driver and he was excellent - on time, welcoming and a careful driver (which is ... more

... week and stayed in an apartment instead of a hotel - so I'm afraid that I'm not very helpful when it comes to hotels! We did stay in a hotel there for one night before flying out; it was quite sweet, but I think that you possibly could find ... more

... 2 floors in a former apartment house transformed into a hotel space (with 2 more hotels in the same stairwell). They have got even cork floor cover (probably, not yet in all the rooms). Marriott Baltic is not at all far away - just across the square from St.Isaac's ... more

... behind Dostoevskaya station? Which you can also enter via Sherbakov pereulok? If so, then I also recommend it! We spent a very happy hour there, browsing shelves and stocking up for our apartment stay. We thought it was amazing - it had everything we could possibly want, and more. Simple pleasures ... more

... bought up by developers who converted them to large prestigious apartments, so the population density is lower in the center than before but increasing greatly in the sleeping areas where high rise apartment houses have been built in all the green zone between older complexes. Construction is going crazy everywhere ... more

... sightseeing. We stayed in an apartment on the Griboedova Canal near Bank Bridge and although we felt like we were in Tourist Central, it was really handy for getting around easily and seeing lots of things over the course of a week. That would be my main reservation as far ... more

... without success to lease any apartment I could long term. If it is near the park or towards the metro, buses and the metro will resolve the transportation issue nicely. My only concern is the price. For $100 a night you can get a very nice apartment near the most ... more